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sage device and two leg cuffs including this detailed and easy-to-understand
user operating instructions.
A Specialist Comments
Dr. med. Frank Sömmer, general practitioner and phlebotomist (doctor with
specialist knowledge in venous disorders), with many years of experience in
the treatment and prevention of venous disorders and Medical Director of the
Institute for Compression Therapy in Lubeck, had the following to say about
the VenenWalker
"The VenenWalker
lead to a good increase in the venous return movement from the lower legs as
it stimulates the important calf muscle pump."
THE HISTORY OF IPC (INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC
COMPRESSION)
The principle of intermittent pneumatic compression can be traced back to
"quicksilver massage". In 1899, a report was already circulating about a spe-
cial treatment for lymphoedemas in the upper extremities (arms). Here, the
extremities were immersed in an iron cylinder filled with quicksilver.
Back in 1917, pressure increases were used in a pneumatic chamber to "expel
stagnant vein blood". In the year 1929, "...intermittently inflating and deflating
air cushions" were used for the first time in the treatment in bedridden patients
with trophic ulcers. At the University Clinic of Leipzig, chronic venous circula-
tion disorders with indurations (hardenings) and ulcers have been treated with
the rhythmic alteration of the arterial blood flow since the beginning of the
1930s.
At around the same time, attempts were also being made in the USA to treat
the consequences of artery occlusive diseases using intermittent compres-
sion.
In parallel with an increasing clinical use of the IPC, equivalent devices were
further developed on a technical level right up to today's multi-chamber sys-
tem for the treatment of severe lymphoedema.
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